Garment-supporter.



No. 812,526. PATENTBDFEB; 1906:. v. H. REA.

GARMENT SUPPORTER- APPLIOATION IILED 130123, 1904.

2 venior UNITED STATES PATENT O FICE. vroroa n. REA, or-ELeiN, ILLINOIS. F

GARMENT-SUIFPORTER- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 13, 1906.

"T at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VICTOR H. REA, a citizen of the United States of- America, residing at Elgin, county of Kane, and Stat-A of Illinois, have invented a certain new and Improved fiarment supporter, of which the fol-.

owing 1s a descriptlon.

My invention relates to that class of devices employed for supportin hose, underclothing, and the like; and its object is to produce a convenient and inexpensive device which will securely hold thegarment in a manner which is not liable to injure or tear it; and to this end it consists in the novel construction, arrangemennt, and combinationof parts herein shown and described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference characters indicate like or corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my supporter. Fig. 2 is an e evation of the same. Fig. 3 is a section taken substantially on line 3 3 of Fig. 2, showing the arrangement of the fabric in the supporter. Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of the locking portion of the supporter as shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an end view of the engaging portion of my device. Fig. 6 is a modified orm of my device. Fig. 7 is a section taken on line 7 7 of Fig. 6, and Fig. 8 is a section taken on line 8 8 of Fig. 6.

In the preferred form of my device shown in the drawings the two parts 1 and 2 are formed of sheet metal, Wire, or other suitable material attached to suitable supporting means and arranged to cooperate to engage a portion of a garment for the purpose of supporting the same or attaching it to other portions of the wearer's clothing- As shown, the part 1 is substantially rectangular in form, provided with a hook 3 of any desired form at one end, the opposite end being preferably arranged for attachment to the strap 4 or other supporting means. The part 2 is arranged to cooperate with the part 1 by being inserted between its sides and engaging the hook 3, as shown. For this reason the' width of the part2 is preferably made less than the distance betweenthe sides of the art 1, the part 2 being'also formed with a liar 5 at its end to engage the hook 3 and provided with suitable means for attachment. with a stra 6 or other-supporting means, so that norma ly the part 2 W111 hang in a suitable position behind the part 1thatis, at the back or closed side of the hook 3.

To engage a garment with my device, a part of the (garment is positioned betw'eenthe parts 1 an 2, which are unattached except y thesupport 6. Then the end of the part 2 is passed through between the sides of the part 1 and the bar 5 engaged with the hook 3, and it is evident that the reater the pull of the bar 5 upon the hook 3 t c more firmly the garment Wlll be held between them. It will thus be seen that the members 1 and 2 are bodily movable with respect to one another,-

and in view of the cooperating parts above specified my device does not depend upon a spring action between the members to retain t enfin adjusted position, as is usual with this class of supports.

The bar 5 may be formed in any preferred manner to facilitate the operation of my device. As shown in Figs. 1' to 5, inclusive, it is simply a fiat bar the lower or outer edge of which is slightly curved. (See Fig. 5.) In this form there is a slight spring action be.- tween the bar 5 and the point of the hook 3, (see Figs. 3 and 4,) tending to assist in securing the garment.

11 Figs. 6', 7, and 8 the bar 5 is shownslightly curved to enable the parts to be more secure a more yielding grip upon the goods.

It is obvious that my device may be employed for supporting any suitably-flexible material for any purpose, as for sup orting draperies, displays, or the like, or t rat the parts 1 and 2 may both be arranged to be at tached to a single strap without altering the operation of my device.

I claim 1. A device of the kind described, comprising the combination of supporting means provided with means for attaching the same to a garment, the said supporting means con-- sistin of two members, one of said members provi ed with an aperture and a hook and the second member arranged to, extend. through said aperture and engage said hook with a suitably-flexible material positioned between the members, said members being otherwise unattached.v

2. Agarmerit-supporter, comprisin a mem-j ber provided with an aperture, and aving a hook positioned near one end of said aperture, in combination with a cooperating bodilymovable member adapted to extend through said aperture and provided with a bar arranged to engage said hook to secure a part of a garment between the members, and means to support said members in said cooporating portion.

3.. In a garment-supporter, a member pre- 7 vided with an aperture, and a hook positioned back of said first member and provided with .a transverse bar, said members bodily movable with'respect to one another being adapted to cooperate to engage a suitablydlexible material between them by positioning the second member and a portion of said mate- 'ial througlrsaid aperture in the first memunconnecte her and engaging said bar withsaid hook.

' 5. In a garmentsupporter, a member provided with an aperture, and having a hook positioned near one end of said member freely movable relative to saidfirst-mentioned member, in combination with a second member "provided with a curved bar adapted to cooperatQ-With said hook to en age a suitably-flexibleimaterial, when said. second member and a portion of said material is positioned through the aperture in said first member.

6. Inajastener of the character described, cooperating engaging gprts bodily movable with respect to. oneanot er, the one part comprising an open frame having a hook-sha ed projection on one side thereof and the ot er part comprising an open frame adapted to pass through the opemng of the frame of the cooperating part and engage under the hook carried-thereby 1 7. In a fastener of the character described, a flexible su ,port cooperating engagin parts d save by said support, t e one member comprising an open frame having a hook-shaped projection on one side thereof and the other part comprising an open frame adapted to slide'through the opening of the frame of the coiiperatingpart and engage under the hook carried thereby.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

VIOTOR H. REA.

Witnesses H. U. ALLEN, S. A. SIMONS. 

